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staphylococcus

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14 lettersPronunciation /ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/Part of speech nounSorted accchloopsstuyStarts with SEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A group of bacteria that can cause skin and other infections.

Word origin

Borrowed from translingual Staphylococcus. By surface analysis, staphylo- + -coccus.

Used in a sentence

  • This Scottish bacteriologist accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin after bacteria-killing fungus formed on staphylococci cultures he had left unattended.

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